Prerequisites

Prerequisites are those files the application needs to work correctly. An example of this is runtime components such as the .NET Framework or third-party controls, which the installer installs on the target machine before the application is installed. Visual Studio can detect the appropriate prerequisites and select them for you, but there are situations in which you need to perform this manually. An example of this is when you need to install third-party components. Figure 50.8 shows the Prerequisites dialog box.

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FIGURE 50.8 Selecting prerequisites for your applications.

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